Ma Court Rules Smelling Marijuana Not Enough To Justify Searching a Vehicle
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town It’s a logical outcome of decrim, and it finally happened today. The mere odor of burning marijuana is no longer reason enough for police officers to order a person out of their car in Massachusetts, now that possession of less than an ounce of pot has been decriminalized there, the state’s highest court ruled on Tuesday. “Without at least some other additional [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Categories: Health, Lifestyle, Marijuana Tags: Logical Outcome, Marijuana, Massachusetts, Ounce, Police Officers, Possession, Pot, Reason, Steve Elliott, Toke
Origins Of 420: Does It Really Matter?
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town As a veteran of stoner culture who can remember the years before mass media latched onto the 420 phenomenon in general, and specifically the celebration of April 20 (4/20) as America’s fastest-growing holiday and high celebration of all things cannabis, I have to admit I find the entire scenario a little strange. On the one hand, I’m thrilled that marijuana gets a [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Categories: Health, Lifestyle, Marijuana Tags: Cannabis, Celebration, Culture, Marijuana, Mass Media, Origins, Phenomenon, Steve Elliott, Stoner, Toke, Veteran
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In Michigan Under Attack By Feds
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town Federal agents raided at least three properties in Oakland County, Michigan on Tuesday morning, with the raids apparently targeting medical marijuana operations. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents searched Caregivers of America, a medical marijuana dispensary in Walled Lake, a home in Commerce Township and an office building in Novi, at about 7 a.m., reports Elisa Anderson and Mike Brookbank at the Detroit [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Categories: Health, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, States Tags: Brookbank, Commerce Township, Drug Enforcement Administration, Elisa, Federal Agents, Feds, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Oakland County Michigan, Steve Elliott, Toke, Tuesday Morning, Walled Lake
Police Turn Down Large Donation For Kids From Pot Dispensary
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town A $5,000 donation to the Fresno Police Activities League — which would have helped troubled kids — has been returned. The cops say they don’t want the money because it’s from a medical marijuana dispensary. The donation was presented to the police department Wednesday morning by the owners of Buds 4 Life, but by Thursday the check was sent back, according to [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Categories: Health, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, States Tags: Buds, Cops, Fresno Police, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Money, Police Activities League, Police Department, Pot, Steve Elliott, Toke, Troubled Kids, Wednesday Morning
